Please remember when logging onto the Internet with either our dial-up or ADSL connections, you need to use your full e-mail address as the username.
In this guide some settings are referred to as provider.ext. This needs to be changed to the part of your e-mail address after the @ symbol. Some examples below:
| Example | |
| E-mail address | example@eftel.net.au |
| POP3 and SMTP servers | mail.provider.ext becomes mail.eftel.net.au |
| Proxy server | proxy.provider.ext becomes proxy.eftel.net.au |
| Hostname | www.provider.ext becomes www.eftel.net.au |
| Quick Settings | |
| Dial-up numbers * | |
| National | 0198 331 300 |
| ADSL settings | |
| Encapsulation type (retail plans): | PPPoE |
| Multiplex | LLC |
| VPI/VCI | 8/35 |
| IP address | Automatically |
| Username | username@provider.ext |
| DNS settings | |
| West DNS | 203.24.100.125 |
| East DNS | 203.123.69.15 |
| E-mail settings | |
| Incoming POP3 server | mail.provider.ext |
| Outgoing SMTP server | mail.provider.ext |
| Username | username@provider.ext |
| Proxy Settings | |
| Server address | proxy.provider.ext |
| Server port | 8080 or 3128 |
| FTP settings | |
| Hostname | www.provider.ext |
| Server port | 21 |
| Username | username@provider.ext |
* PLEASE NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure that the dial-up number that you are using will be charged as a local call from your telephone service. To check local call access, please check with your telephone provider.
Call cost calculators: Use these to check to see if your dial-up number will be a local call. Listed below are telephone numbers of the major service providers which you can call to see if the dial-up number you are using is charged at the cost of a local call.
For other service providers please call them direct.